Jamestown Story
Encyclopedia
Jamestown Story is an American acoustic
indie rock
band from Duluth
, Minnesota
. The band was formed in 2003 as And Then I Turned Seven and changed their name on the first of January 2007. The band has toured 35 states in the US since 2005, and on August 6, 2010 Dane and Brandyn traveled to Yuigahama Beach, Japan
to play 2 shows in 5 days.
ist Kieren Smith, a junior at Duluth Central High School, talked his folks into homeschooling
in 2006 to accommodate the band's intense tour schedule.
Although their October release, "The Jamestown Story," features topics geared toward their peers – suicide
, first loves, etc. – lead singer Dane Schmidt said about a quarter of their discs are sold to people his parents' age. The band only consisted of Dane Schmidt by 2008 until Brandyn Anderson joined in 2009. Jamestown Story's most well-known songs include "I Miss You" and "Goodbye (I'm Sorry)".
Dane Schmidt played drums for the pop rock band Sing it Loud
.
Their song "Ashamed" was featured on an episode of Jersey Shore that originally aired on September 1, 2011.
Acoustic music
Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...
indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band from Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
. The band was formed in 2003 as And Then I Turned Seven and changed their name on the first of January 2007. The band has toured 35 states in the US since 2005, and on August 6, 2010 Dane and Brandyn traveled to Yuigahama Beach, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
to play 2 shows in 5 days.
History
And Then I Turned Seven formed in 2003 and started booking shows in high school auditoriums, community centers and all-ages clubs across the country. Former violinViolin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist Kieren Smith, a junior at Duluth Central High School, talked his folks into homeschooling
Homeschooling
Homeschooling or homeschool is the education of children at home, typically by parents but sometimes by tutors, rather than in other formal settings of public or private school...
in 2006 to accommodate the band's intense tour schedule.
Although their October release, "The Jamestown Story," features topics geared toward their peers – suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
, first loves, etc. – lead singer Dane Schmidt said about a quarter of their discs are sold to people his parents' age. The band only consisted of Dane Schmidt by 2008 until Brandyn Anderson joined in 2009. Jamestown Story's most well-known songs include "I Miss You" and "Goodbye (I'm Sorry)".
Dane Schmidt played drums for the pop rock band Sing it Loud
Sing it Loud
-History:Sing it Loud grew out of a friendship between cousins vocalist Pat Brown and guitarist Kieren Smith, who founded the group together and added members whom they met locally in the Minneapolis music scene. Brown officially brought the group together after his previous band called it quits....
.
Their song "Ashamed" was featured on an episode of Jersey Shore that originally aired on September 1, 2011.
Current members
- Dane Schmidt - acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
, vocals, electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, drums (2003–present) - Brandyn Anderson - PianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
(2009–present)
Former members
- Pat Tarnowski - electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, vocals (2003–2008) - Kieren Smith - violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
(2003–2008) - Chris Lee - drums (2003–2008)
- Chad Snell - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2005–2008) - Jefferson Hankins - song writer (2003–2008)
- Trevor MacKenzie - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2003–2005) - Jordan Schmidt - bass guitar, electric guitar, back up vocals (2003–2005)
Discography
- Broken Summer - (2003)
- Jamestown Story EP - (2005)
- One Last Breath - (2007)
- The Prologue EP - (2008)
- Love Vs. Life - (2008)
- Split EP - (2009)
- Never Enough EP - (2009)
- A Collection of Covers - (2010)
- A Jamestown Story Christmas EP (2010)
- Find A Way - (2011)
- A Walk Through Time - (2011)
External links
- jamestownstory.com
- Jamestownstory on MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....